Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Pseudomelatomidae
Alternative spelling: Comitas (Boreocomitas)
Parent taxon: Pseudomelatomidae according to K. Amano et al. 2018
See also Hickman 1976 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abyssocomitas, Aguilaria, Anticomitas, Antimelatoma, Antiplanes, Austrotoma, Benthodaphne, Burchia, Buridrillia, Calcatodrillia, Carinodrillia, Carinoturris, Cheungbeia, Comitas, Compsodrillia, Conorbela, Conticosta, Crassiclava, Crassispira, Cretaspira, Dallspira, Doxospira, Epideira, Funa, Gibbaspira, Glossispira, Hindsiclava, Hormospira, Inquisitor, Knefastia, Kurilohadalia, Kurodadrillia, Leucosyrinx, Lioglyphostoma, Lioglyphostomella, Maesiella, Megasurcula, Meggittia, Miraclathurella, Monilispira, Naudedrillia, Otitoma, Paracomitas, Pilsbryspira, Plicisyrinx, Pseudomelatoma, Pseudotaranis, Ptychobela, Pyrgospira, Rhodopetoma, Sediliopsis, Shutonia, Striospira, Tiariturris, Viridrillia, Zonulispira, Clavatoma
Subtaxa: Boreocomitas inouei Comitas (Boreocomitas) biconica Comitas (Boreocomitas) monile Comitas (Boreocomitas) oregonensis
Ecology: epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of United States (1: Oregon collection)
• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (5: Oregon)
• Paleocene of Japan (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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